PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Kuustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Snarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kuustonen
vs
Snarke

200 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kuustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Snarke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snarke throws a right and a left that Kuustonen avoids nicely.
Snarke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuustonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuustonen moves out of range of the body kick from Snarke.

Snarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Snarke manages to break the clinch.
Kuustonen with a poor takedown
and Snarke counters with an inside leg kick.
Kuustonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kuustonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuustonen closes the distance but Snarke moves to the side

and Snarke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuustonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snarke walks away with a smile on his face. Kuustonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Snarke moves into the clinch successfully.

Snarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Snarke.
No joy there for Kuustonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuustonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snarke counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Kuustonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snarke clinches up with Kuustonen and pushes him back against the ropes.

Snarke breaks the clinch.
Kuustonen tries for a takedown but Snarke circles away easily
and Snarke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuustonen is breathing heavily.

Snarke has closed the distance and engaged Kuustonen in a clinch.
Kuustonen tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kuustonen drops back down to his feet.

Snarke breaks from the clinch.
Brad Snarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Snarke lands a big head kick that sends Kuustonen tumbling to the mat! Snarke takes a step backwards and waves Kuustonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kuustonen is rocked!
Snarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuustonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuustonen shoots and misses

and Snarke counters by moving into the clinch.
Kuustonen tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kuustonen drops back down to his feet.
Kuustonen jumps guard but Snarke stands there with Kuustonen around his waist. Kuustonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snarke digs a good body shot into Kuustonen's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Snarke clinches.
Kuustonen jumps guard but Snarke stands there with Kuustonen around his waist. Kuustonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuustonen tries to pull guard but Snarke won't allow it.

Kuustonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kuustonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snarke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Snarke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuustonen's guard.

Snarke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke throws a head kick that Kuustonen semi-blocks.
Snarke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuustonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Snarke looks to land a body kick but Kuustonen moved away.
Snarke throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snarke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuustonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Snarke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Snarke breaks from the clinch.
Kuustonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snarke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kuustonen moves out of range as Snarke throws a body kick.
Snarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuustonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Snarke scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuustonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snarke - the referee stops the clock and Kuustonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snarke. Kuustonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Snarke tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snarke.

Snarke clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Snarke breaks from the clinch.
Snarke throws a head kick that half lands.
Snarke jabs at Kuustonen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Snarke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mikko Kuustonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Snarke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snarke. That's going to slow Kuustonen down.
Snarke misses with a head kick.
Snarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Snarke clinches up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snarke obliges.
Snarke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuustonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snarke walks away with a smile on his face. Kuustonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuustonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Snarke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuustonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Kuustonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Snarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snarke lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuustonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuustonen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snarke moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snarke.
Snarke just leaning against Kuustonen, taking a breather.
Snarke landing knees to the body.

Snarke breaks from the clinch.
Snarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snarke jabs Kuustonen right on the nose. Kuustonen blinks but takes it well.
Snarke throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuustonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snarke - the referee stops the clock and Kuustonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snarke. Kuustonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Snarke lands a head kick!
Snarke connects with an inside leg kick.
Snarke misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snarke has Kuustonen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snarke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Snarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snarke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuustonen. That did some damage!
Snarke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuustonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Snarke lands a leg kick that knocks Kuustonen off balance momentarily.
Snarke tries to land a front kick but Kuustonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snarke misses with a kick to the body.
Snarke thuds his shin into the meat of Kuustonen's side.

Snarke moves into range and clinches up with Kuustonen.
Snarke leaning against his opponent.

Snarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snarke misses with a head kick.

Snarke clinches up against the ropes.
Kuustonen tries to pull guard but Snarke won't allow it.

Snarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snarke throws a head kick but Kuustonen moves out of range.
Snarke lands a front kick.
Snarke misses with a few strikes there.
Kuustonen with a poor takedown
and Snarke counters with a low kick, right behind Kuustonen 's knee.

Snarke closes the distance and clinches.

Snarke breaks from the clinch.
Snarke lands with a slapping head kick.

Kuustonen tries to keep at a distance but Snarke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snarke lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Snarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuustonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snarke tries to land a front kick but Kuustonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Snarke clinches with his opponent.

Snarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snarke throws a push kick but Kuustonen slaps the foot to one side.
Kuustonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Snarke moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuustonen being controlled against the ropes.
Kuustonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Snarke manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Snarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Kuustonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snarke.

Snarke manages to break the clinch.
Snarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuustonen misses with a takedown

and Snarke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snarke.
Stalling in the clinch from Snarke.

Snarke breaks the clinch.
Kuustonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snarke. Snarke obviously looking to wear him down.

Snarke clinches.
Kuustonen tries to pull guard but Snarke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kuustonen drops back down to his feet.
Kuustonen tries a body shot but Snarke blocks it.

Kuustonen jumps guard and drags Snarke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuustonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snarke's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuustonen looking to sit in guard and control but Snarke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snarke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kuustonen has his foot on Snarke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snarke works his way back into a safe position though.
Snarke looking to pass the guard.

Kuustonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snarke defends well.

Kuustonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snarke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Kuustonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mikko Kuustonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kuustonen has his foot on Snarke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snarke works his way back into a safe position though.
Snarke preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuustonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snarke defends it easily.
Snarke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuustonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snarke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Kuustonen looking for a guillotine here but Snarke defends easily.
Kuustonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snarke controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kuustonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snarke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuustonen has a closed guard, preventing Snarke from standing up.

Kuustonen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Snarke has picked Kuustonen up and slammed him! Kuustonen can't keep hold of the triangle and Snarke manages to pass to side control!
Brad Snarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Snarke stands up.
Kuustonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Snarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snarke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Snarke!